Zora Neale Hurston

June 26, 2008

Here's a pretty amazing contest -- enter to win a whole year's worth of books for your entire book group! That's books for every month of the year for every member of your book group -- with book club favorites from Barbara Kingsolver, Ann Patchett, Gregory Maguire, Paulo Coelho, Michael Chabon, Lionel Shriver, Joyce Carol Oates, Debra Dean, Thrity Umrigar, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Louise Erdrich and Zora Neale Hurston! Enter here and encourage all the members in your reading group to do the same!

April 09, 2008

Tonight's American Masters series on PBS examines the life and literature of Zora Neale Hurston, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God. If you, like me, didn't come to know Hurston's works until college or even later, with Oprah's fine adaptation of the book , please treat yourself to this show to learn more about one of our country's most acclaimed authors. See clips from the show here and check the time it will air on your local PBS station here. Should the show inspire you to read Their Eyes in your book group, here's the reading group guide.

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Who is Book Club Girl?

Book Club Girl is: a member of a book club and an avid reader who spent most of her childhood immersed in a book, an English major who considered library school until she realized it was all about computers, so turned to publishing, where she now works (but she vows to talk about books from all over and not to simply flog those from her own house). She was single, lived in the city, met a man, moved to the 'burbs, and is now a wife, a stepmother, a mother, and in her spare time, a fledgling blogger dedicated to sharing great books, news and tips with book club girls everywhere.

My Review Policy

I review fiction and nonfiction that is appropriate for book clubs. This includes literary and some women's commercial fiction as well as memoir and narrative nonfiction. I do not review self-help, thrillers, mysteries, horror, or fantasy. I have a fondness for YA literature and while the blog is not devoted to it (well, except for my obsession with the Betsy-Tacy series), I will occasionally review some YA books. The best way to reach me to request a review is to email me at bookclubgirl AT gmail DOT com.